Frivolous Subjects

Positions or subjects that either violate the law, invite penalties or sanctions in court, or may not be discussed on this site.

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Google and Perplexity AI Description of SEDM

By ftsig-admin / November 8, 2025 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Google and Perplexity AI Description of SEDM

FALSE STATEMENT: Report from an SEDM student received today: In looking at tax issues on Google and Perplexity AI I could find nothing true about taxes. However, I did find this quote: “SEDM is a tax protest organization that argues U.S. citizens are “volunteers” in the federal tax system.” 🙂 REBUTTAL: LIE 1: Do not…

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FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: “Wages” are taxable to a Nonresident Alien who does not VOLUNTARILY Effectively Connect

By ftsig-admin / July 8, 2025 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: “Wages” are taxable to a Nonresident Alien who does not VOLUNTARILY Effectively Connect

FALSE STATEMENT: 1. “Wages” are taxable to a Nonresident Alien who: 2. AND, if you filed a W-4 previously, you don’t have a choice about effectively connecting at filing time. REBUTTAL: 1. “Wages” are ONLY “taxable” if you want them to be. As we frequently point out on this website, “effectively connecting” is VOLUNTARY for…

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FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: I can’t share how to properly file with a Foreign Tax Status because it might destroy valid approaches

By ftsig-admin / May 5, 2025 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: I can’t share how to properly file with a Foreign Tax Status because it might destroy valid approaches

FALSE CLAIM: Although I am an expert in the field of the Nonresident Alien Position, I believe it would work against the successful and proper use of the position to file a 1040-NR or Foreign return to share what I know about how to do this. REBUTTAL: A frequent approach by legal experts and even…

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Catalog of Rebuttals to Frivolous Tax Positions

By ftsig-admin / December 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Catalog of Rebuttals to Frivolous Tax Positions

Internal Revenue Services (IRS) FTSIG Website Sovereignty Education and Defense Ministry (SEDM)

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FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: 26 U.S.C. 83 and 26 C.F.R. 1.83-1 Allows you to deduct the cost of your labor from gross income

By ftsig-admin / September 20, 2024 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: 26 U.S.C. 83 and 26 C.F.R. 1.83-1 Allows you to deduct the cost of your labor from gross income

FALSE CLAIM: 26 U.S.C. §83 and 26 C.F.R. §1.83-1 permit me to deduct the cost of my labor as PROPERTY from the earnings received from my labor. Thus, my net “gross income” for labor would be zero so I owe no tax on my labor. On this subject, 26 U.S.C. §83 says: 26 U.S. Code…

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